Recognised as Colour
#150EA1
- #150EA1
- Blue
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark blue
#150EA1 is a blue with RGB values 21, 14, 161 and HSL 243°, 84%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark blue.
Colour values
#150EA1#150EA1
HEX#150EA1
RGBrgb(21, 14, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.0824, 0.0549, 0.6314
RGB percentages8.2%, 5.5%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(242.9, 84%, 34.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(242.9, 91.3%, 63.1%)
CMYK87%, 91.3%, 0%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer1,380,001
CSS custom property--colour: #150EA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.03047WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness56.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 13.05:1
Contrast with white13.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1A1A1A
Inverted#EAF15E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text13.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9AA10E
Analogous#0E50A1, #5F0EA1
Triadic#A1150E, #0EA115
Split complementary#A15E0E, #51A10E
Tetradic#A10E50, #9AA10E, #0EA15F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R21
G14
B161
Red21 (8.2%)
Green14 (5.5%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue242.86°
Saturation (HSL)84%
Lightness34.31%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 15 · G 0E · B A1
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